Top 98 Music Albums of the 1960s
by xhitmanx 
- Chart updated: 07/18/2025 14:45
- (Created: 03/05/2016 18:19).
- Chart size: 98 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
49,355
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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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21,495
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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
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57,045
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[First added to this chart: 06/17/2019]
Year of Release:
1968
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17,347
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[First added to this chart: 03/05/2016]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
37,101
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[First added to this chart: 06/25/2019]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
27,117
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[First added to this chart: 05/13/2016]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
26,563
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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2019]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
38,685
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[First added to this chart: 06/25/2019]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
24,973
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[First added to this chart: 08/17/2019]
Year of Release:
1966
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3,441
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Top 98 Music Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1961 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1962 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1963 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1964 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1965 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1966 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1967 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1968 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1969 | 21 | 21% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 12 | 12% | |
| Bob Dylan | 7 | 7% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 5 | 5% | |
| The Kinks | 5 | 5% | |
| John Coltrane | 5 | 5% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 4 | 4% | |
| The Who | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 98 Music Albums of the 1960s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 19th to 18thCheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 18th to 19thDisraeli Gears by Cream |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 11/23/2020 20:37 |  desh79 | 1,275 | 93/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2020 13:21 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 |
| ! | 11/10/2020 03:12 | leniad | 669 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/07/2020 06:38 | DJENNY | 4,341 | 100/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2020 10:11 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,830 | 83/100 |
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From Larcx13 11/23/2020 13:21 | #261265
Larcx13 11/23/2020 13:21 | #261265
41 albums in common
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From leniad 11/10/2020 03:12 | #260508
good chart, here are the sonics top album!!1
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From Johnnyo 08/28/2019 06:50 | #241814
Packed with absolute classics. Very good chart.
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